Degree of Comparison

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Degree of Comparison
Adjectives change in form to show comparison, they are called Degree of Comparison.

Types of Degree of Comparison is Positive Degree, Comparative Degree, and Superlative Degree.

Example : John is a tall boy. John is taller than Ancu. John is the tallest in that class. In the first sentence it explains only that, John is a tall boy. Here john is not compared with any others. In such cases, when adjective is used without any comparison to other nouns we call it as POSITIVE DEGREE

In the second sentence the adjective ia used for comparison between two people, such cases when adjective is used for comparison of two person, thing we call it as COMPARISON DEGREE. In Comparative Degree use 'than' after the adjectives. Taller than, greater tjan... In third sentence the comparison is between more than two people, such case we say it as SUPERLATIVE DEGREE.

If 'er' is added to Adjectives (positive) then Comparative Degree is formed and when 'est' is added to Adjectives (positive) then Superlative Degree is formed.

Examples

POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
Clever Long High Great Sweet Young Tall	Cleverer Longer Higher Greater Sweeter Younger Taller	Cleverest Longest Highest Greatest Sweetest Youngest Tallest

If positive ends in 'e' add 'r' and 'st' to form Comparative and Superlative.

Examples

POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
Large Wise White Brave Pure Fine Able	Larger Wiser Whiter Braver Purer Finer Abler	Largest Wisest Whitest Bravest Purest Finest Ablest

We can add more and most before adjective to form Comparative and Superlative

Examples

POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
Beautiful Useful Famous Difficult Important Honest Powerful	More beautiful More useful More Famous More difficult More important More honest More powerful	Most beautiful Most useful Most famous Most difficult Most important Most honest Most powerful

If positive ends in 'y' add 'er' and 'est' to form Comparative and Superlative after changing 'y' to 'i'.

Examples

POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
Lovely Wealthy Holy Easy Happy Heavy Healthy	Lovelier Wealthier Holier Easier Happier Heavier Healthier	Loveliest Wealthiest Holiest Easiest Happiest Heaviest Healthiest

For some adjectives that ends mainly with 'd, g, t, m, n' to form Comparative and Superlative, add the last letter twice and then add 'er' and 'est'.

Examples

POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
Sad Big Hot Fat Dim Thin	Sadder Bigger Hotter Fatter Dimmer Thinner	Saddest Biggest Hottest Fattest Dimmest Thinnest

For some adjectives (positive) form Comparative and Superlative that are entirely different from the positive form.

Examples

POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
Good Bad Much Little Many	Better Worse More Less More	Best Worst Most Least Most

Finish!!! At the first time, maybe you won't understand some word. Buat you have to read again, and you will understand it. See you in my next post!!!

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